Conservation Reserve Program – Highly Erodible Land (CRP)

Conservation Reserve Program – Highly Erodible Land (CRP)

Programs Conservation Reserve Program – Highly Erodible Land (CRP) The goal of CRP is to establish long-term resource conserving covers on eligible land to reduce erosion, provide wildlife habitat benefits and provide for water quality benefits from reduced erosion,...
Open Space Easements 1

Open Space Easements 1

Programs Open Space Easements 1 Under Virginia’s Open-Space Land Act, open-space easements are legal agreements between landowners and a public body, such as the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, that limit development rights while allowing landowners to continue living...
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

Programs Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Conservation Stewardship Program helps agricultural producers maintain and improve their existing conservation systems and adopt additional conservation activities to address priority resources concerns. Participants...
Virginia Agricultural Cost-Share Program (VACS)

Virginia Agricultural Cost-Share Program (VACS)

Programs Virginia Agricultural Cost-Share Program (VACS) The VACS objectives are to encourage voluntary installation of agricultural best management practices (BMPs) and address Virginia’s nonpoint source pollution water quality objectives, and to improve water...
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Programs Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Through EQIP, the Natural Resources Conservation Service provides agricultural producers with financial resources and help to plan and implement conservation practices. Using these practices can lead to cleaner...